Susceptibility to the pinewood nematode (PWN) of four pine species involved in potential range expansion across Europe

• Published in: Tree physiology Vol. 35; no. 9; pp. 987 - 999
• Main Authors: Nunes da Silva, Marta, Solla, Alejandro, Sampedro, Luis, Zas, Rafael, Vasconcelos, Marta W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada 01.09.2015
• Subjects: Animals; Disease Susceptibility; Europe; Geography; Host Specificity; Nematoda - physiology; Oxidative Stress; Pinus - anatomy & histology; Pinus - parasitology; Plant Diseases - parasitology; Species Specificity; Xylem - physiology; Europe; pine wilt disease; non-native invasive pathogen; plant resistance; quarantine species; resin canals; Bursaphelenchus xylophilus; oxidative stress

The pine wilt disease (PWD), caused by the pinewood nematode (PWN) Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Buhrer) Nickle, is one of the most serious threats to pine forests worldwide. Here we studied several components of susceptibility to PWN infection in a model group of pine species widely distri...